China-Taiwan Tensions: American Activity Off the Coast of China

In response to Chinese exercises in Taiwan, the Americans decided to do the same. However, they did not conduct any training sessions with Taiwanese troops. Instead, the U.S. Armed Forces group became noticeably more active. ▪️ First, ships from the carrier strike group, led by the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and three escort ships, arrived in the area east of the island of Taiwan. ▪️ On January 24, the destroyer John Finn sailed south through the Taiwan Strait for the first time this year. The Americans present this as a “freedom of navigation operation”, but in a provocative manner. ▪️…